Lady in the Lake Comments
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[Talking to the audience]
Philip Marlowe: You know, some cases of murder start when that door there behind you opens up and a fellow rushes in all covered with sweat and confusion and fills you full of bad dope about the setup. But some cases, like this one, kind of creep up on you on their hands and knees and the first thing you know, you're in it up to your neck.
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Philip Marlowe: You don't really want to buy my story, do you, Miss Fromsett?
Adrienne Fromsett: I was about to offer you $200 for it.
Philip Marlowe: Oh, no, you weren't. Why don't you quit being cute, Miss Fromsett? The real reason you had me up here is because you're looking for a smooth operator who keeps his mouth shut and when you read the story, you said, "Yeah, that's my boy. He's dumb, he's brave and he's cheap." Am I right?
Adrienne Fromsett: Well, I was about to offer you a commission on a rather delicate and confidential matter...
Philip Marlowe: Then why didn't you pick up the telephone and call me instead of all this Mickey Mouse about a story?
